MEDITATING ON THE WORD - CHARGING UP YOUR SPIRIT

Joshua 1:8

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

Meditate in this context means to think about something carefully, calmly, seriously, and for some time. 

If there is anything we really lack as Christians that have the word in us & with us is this – meditating.

Let me be sincere here, there is really no profound blessing attached to reading the word, but to meditating on the word. Just give me some few minutes, I will explain further.

There is really something powerful when you meditate on the word of God. When you take out time to ponder and reflect on the word you have heard or read, there is so much that will happen to your spiritual life that will eventually reflect on your physical life.

Okay, let’s move on.

Before you meditate on something, that thing must have been seen and is in your mind, right? Then you can access it by thinking on it. The word of God has to be in your heart. It has to be on your lips. That way you could meditate on it. The above scripture says, “…meditate on it day and night,…” Meditating on the word will help you live a Christian life. That life that pleases God. But you have to have His word in you.

  

And Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening…
Gen 24:63

We humans ponder over so many harmful things for a long period of time merely for  it to end up discouraging us from moving forward. Let us replace the ironies of life that we always reflect on with the word of God that will bring about shiny days to our lives.

David said,

Oh how  I love your law! It is my  meditation all the day. (Ps 119:97)

No wonder he was a great king that lost almost no battle.  He also said, 

We have thought on your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of your temple.(Ps. 48:9)

If you don’t know what to meditate on, you can start by picking a verse in the bible that elates you. Meditate on it day & night. Look for a serene place. And enjoy yourself. You will love it. You won’t want to snap out of it. For hours, you will just be in the presence of God. And the Holy Spirit will definitely be talking to you.

Here are some other things you can ponder on…

(a)  His work and mighty deeds (Ps. 77:12, 143: 5)

(b) His precepts (Ps. 119:15)

(c)  His promises (Ps. 119:148)

(d) His steadfast love (Ps. 48:9)

Search out the promises of God to us His children and meditate on it.

One thing you should also know about meditating on the word is that meditating on the word of God can fire up your spirit that your mouth can’t but speak out. I will try to explain this…

So, it means by meditating on His word, you get His word into your spirit and when it is full, you will just have to let it out. You find yourself speaking the word everywhere you go. Speaking to those situations with the right words…

For I am full of words; The spirit within me compels me. Indeed my belly is like wine that has no vent; It is ready to burst like new wineskins. (Job 32:18-19)

My heart was hot within me; While I was musing (meditating), the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:

(Ps 39:3)

Pondering on the word of God can do more than you could ever thing to your spiritual life. Your spirit can be charged up just by meditating on his word. Isn’t that beautiful..?